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KCII Area Sees Drop in Unemployment in April

Washington County and each of its contiguous counties saw drops in the unemployment rate from March to April.

Washington County went from 2.7% to 2.2%. The biggest change was in Keokuk County, going from 3.5% with 170 people unemployed down to 2.7% with 140 people unemployed. The State of Iowa’s unemployment rate remained the same from March to April at 2.8% with approximately 47,000 people without work.